<div style="color:black;font: 10pt arial;">Good one Hank!!<br>
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From: gradea1@charter.net<br>
To: 'kentlambert1957@gmail.com' <kentlambert1957@gmail.com><br>
Cc: 'healeys@autox.team.net' <healeys@autox.team.net><br>
Sent: Sat, Dec 26, 2020 9:08 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] A Christmas Story<br>
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<div style="margin:0in;"><span style="font-size:20.0pt;">A
Christmas Story </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">by Hank Leach</span></div>
<div style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:10.0pt;color:#767676;">Friday,
December 25, 2020</div>
<div style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:10.0pt;color:#767676;">5:41
PM</div>
<div style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt;">This is a story of a
new trafficator lever, a lost filter and a new flashlight for Christmas. How
all three items relate is the makings of a Christmas Miracle.</div>
<div style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt;"> </div>
<div style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt;">It starts out by
first obtaining the correct trafficator (directional flasher) lever to fit on
my Austin Healey 100. That car uses the early adjustable steering setup so that
lever is a curved chrome handle (same one used on the later adjustables). The non
adjustable steering uses a black "birds beak" shaped lever.<span style=""> </span>That one was wrongly used on my 1953 BN1. So
with new part in hand, the procedure is to remove the trafficator indicator
unit, disassemble it and replace the lever. Lets just say it’s a time consuming
task that requires nimble fingers and a set procedure. Upon completion of the
project its time to check the working characteristics.</div>
<div style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt;"> </div>
<div style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt;">Turn on the key,
listen for fuel pump to stop then check horn and flashers…uh, oh, fuel pump is
not stopping…stuck float. So now move to the rear carburettor float bowl,
remove lid and free up brass float, clean needle and seat and check float
height. Reassemble, being careful not to drop any parts. Darn, there goes the fibre washer, brass filter and spring. The washer was laying under the car, but the
filter was no where to be found. Looked everywhere on floor, within the engine
bay, on the frame, on the suspension too, but it was not located…it just
disappeared. I tried blowing out the area with compressed air, then a vacuum
maybe to suck it up from some obscure spot. Not found. That was Christmas Eve.</div>
<div style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt;"> </div>
<div style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt;">Christmas Day we
open presents and one was a 500 Lumens flashlight from my Sister-in-law; she is
so thoughtful. So, after we opened the gifts, I thought, why not try out this
super-bright flashlight and see if I could to locate the elusive filter-its out
there somewhere. Shined the light on the engine, under the carbs, on the frame
and master cylinder-where is it? As I moved the new flashlight toward the frame
support, it touched the edge and the lens fell out into the Healey frame.<span style=""> </span>You know that spot. It collects any part you
are unable to find, and it is curved just enough that you can't see to the
bottom where it ends on the frame rail. I shined the lens-less flashlight down
the frame and sure enough there was the lens…and the filter, and even a missing
choke lever return spring lost during the re-assembly in 2015. With the help of
the flashlight and a long armed grabber all items are now retrieved.</div>
<div style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt;"> </div>
<div style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt;">Back to the
trafficator, key on, horn and flashers work correctly with the new lever, so
everything was assembled correctly, including the overflowing float bowl…a
Christmas Miracle.</div>
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